Oversight

Cancer report urges better funding for NIH

Without more money, the agency will have trouble attracting top scientists, group finds.

News

What is this cloud computing thing all about?

Download our special report on recent cloud computing breakthroughs to find out.

Pay & Benefits

Official confirms tensions over role of women in Obama White House

Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett tells the Washington Post there were some issues early on.

Oversight

Americans believe government wastes more money than ever

Gallup poll respondents estimate federal agencies squander 51 cents on the dollar.

Defense

'Don't ask, don't tell' comes to an official end

Memo asks troops to "treat one another with dignity and respect regardless of sexual orientation."

Oversight

Isn’t That Special?

Be careful about reading too much into the voting last week in Nevada. But New York’s another story.

News

Lawmakers: Save My Post Office

News

Shovel-Ready Agency Funds

Management

Being Busy Makes You Stupid

Oversight

Obama already faces opposition on deficit strategy

Minutes after Rose Garden speech, House speaker accuses the president of failing to make a 'serious contribution' to the super committee's work.

Defense

Senate appropriators take a dim view of Pentagon satellite lease plans

Panel says Defense Information Systems Agency did not factor troop drawdowns into its cost analysis.

Oversight

Obama jobs and deficit proposal targets contractor executive pay

Savings also claimed from reducing improper payments, curbing waste, selling federal assets.

News

Postal workers' ad campaign blames USPS woes on Congress

The campaign is meant to build support for a bill by Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch, which addresses the USPS crisis without cutting pay, benefits or collective bargaining rights.

Pay & Benefits

Feds would contribute more to pensions under Obama’s deficit plan

President’s proposal also would raise health care costs for some military employees and retirees and would lower the salary cap for contractor executives.

News

Obama: I'll veto any plan that's not balanced

The president's plan calls for a combination of spending cuts and revenue increases that would save $3 trillion over the next decade.

News

USPS would get $20 billion in cash relief under Obama’s plan

Administration offers break on employee benefit payments, delivery day requirements.

News

White House to buy office supplies in bulk to cut costs

Hoping to trim $600 million in the next four years, several federal agencies and departments will start pooling their purchases of office printers, copiers, and scanners.

News

Play of the Day -- Maher on 2012: Perry isn't a centrist Republican, Obama is

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